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L’Equipe Diario AS Newspaper Player Ratings Paraguay vs France WC 2026- Saliba, referee Tantashev & others

Here are the European sports newspaper ratings for Paraguay vs France at the 2026 World Cup. Les Bleus won 1-0 to progress to the quarterfinals thanks to a penalty from Kylian Mbappe.

L’Equipe player ratings Paraguay vs France 2026

The French newspaper had William Saliba as the pick of the French players against Paraguay. The Arsenal defender received the highest rating among the starting outfield players.

The paper was also critical of Uzbek referee Tantashev- they gave him a rating of 1/10. Three French players were yellow carded, but Paraguay’s players didn’t receive a single yellow card.

Malo Gusto (Chelsea defender) and Maxence Lacroix (linked heavily with Chelsea in this window) were unused substitutes against the Paraguayans.

Paraguay vs France World Cup L'Equipe Player Ratings 2026

L’Equipe did recognise that this wasn’t a great game for the neutrals, with Paraguay getting an average team rating of 4.5/10 and Deschamps’ France given a 5.1/10

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L’Equipe Diario AS Newspaper Player Ratings France 3-0 Sweden 2026- Isak, Olise, Mbappe, Gyokeres

Here is a look at the European paper player ratings for France vs Sweden at the 2026 World Cup. Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 in this Round of 32 clash with Kylian Mbappe scoring two goals on either side of Bradley Barcola’s 53rd minute effort.

L’Equipe player ratings France vs Sweden 2026 World Cup

The French paper had some harsh ratings for Sweden’s players, with Liverpool’s Isak getting a 2/10 in their ratings. Arsenal’s Gyokeres fared marginally better with a 4, but Sweden’s starters were given an average team rating of 3.6/10.

Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter, now in charge of the Swedes, got a manager rating of 3/10 from the paper. CFC’s Gusto was a late sub for Jules Kounde.

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They were delighted with Olise’s performance and his passing, giving him a 9/10, which in L’Equipe’s books is very high praise indeed.

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L’Equipe Mundo Deportivo Player Ratings France vs Senegal 3-1- Saliba, Nicolas Jackson & others

Here is a look at the France vs Senegal World Cup 2026 player ratings from the big European sports newspapers. France won the game 3-1 thanks to a Kylian Mbappe brace.

France 3 (Mbappe*2, Barcola)
Senegal 1 (Mbaye)

L’Equipe player ratings France vs Senegal 3-1

The French newspaper thought that Mike Maignan had a shocker in goal for Les Blues, giving him a 3/10. They thought Arsenal’s Saliba and Bayern’s Upamecano were quite assured as a defensive pairing, but wingbacks Hernandez and Kounde were less so.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson had an ordinary day in L’Equipe’s eyes, as did fellow forwards Sadio Mane and Ismaila Sarr.

France vs Senegal 2026 Player Ratings L'Equipe

Ouest France player ratings France 3-1 Senegal

The paper noted that Arsenal centre back Saliba was a re-assuring presence in defence and made special note of Saliba’s tackle on Ismaila Sarr in the 52nd minute.

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